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disconnect

[dis-kuh-nekt] Origin

dis·con·nect

[dis-kuh-nekt]
verb (used with object)
1.
to sever or interrupt the connection of or between; detach: They disconnected the telephone. We were disconnected.
verb (used without object)
2.
to sever or terminate a connection, as of a telephone; hang up: State your business and disconnect.
3.
to withdraw into one's private world: When social pressures become too great, she simply disconnects.

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lack of harmony between persons or things
harmful or injurious impact
noun
4.
an act or instance of disconnecting, especially the suspension of telephone or cable TV service for nonpayment of service charges.

Origin:
1760–70; dis-1 + connect

dis·con·nect·er, noun
dis·con·nec·tive, adjective
dis·con·nec·tive·ness, noun
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disconnect (ˌdɪskəˈnɛkt)
 
vb
1.  (tr) to undo or break the connection of or between (something, such as a plug and a socket)
 
n
2.  a lack of a connection; disconnection: a disconnect between political discourse and the public
 
discon'necter
 
n
 
discon'nection
 
n
 
discon'nexion
 
n
 
discon'nective
 
adj

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Word Origin & History

disconnect
1770, from dis- + connect. Related: Disconnected.
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disconnect definition


SCSI reconnect

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